A February Day

A local scene in this freezing misty month with its pewter-leaden sky.

Sunset on the Stiperstones

“Of winter’s lifeless world each tree
Now seems a perfect part;
Yet each one holds summer’s secret
Deep down within its heart.”
~Charles G. Stater

Pretty in Purple

Late August heather on Hindhead Common, Surrey

 

Wild Rye

Sunday mornings don’t usually find me on the seashore, but this particular Sunday in July whilst we were holidaying in West Kent I noticed that there was a free guided Nature Walk at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. Now being only 20 minutes away AND free  I thought that would be a great way to spend a couple of hours and learn something about specific shingle flora too.

Rye Harbour was once a very busy fishing port, but over the centuries the harbour has silted up and the village now lies two miles from the town of Rye. The Nature Reserve  is quite flat with some wheelchair access to all five of the bird watching hides and many paths suitable for rugged wheelchairs with some paths along a private tarmac road.

So if you have ever wandered on the shingle shores and salt-marshes of England and wondered about what grows in such an inhospitable landscape then come along and we’ll see what we can find.

Worcestershire Views

View from Arley Church

View from Arley Arboretum